Media (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Media
| type = Album
| artist = The Faint
| cover = TheFaint-Media.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 24, 1998
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Whoopass Recording, Lincoln, Nebraska
| genre = Post-hardcore
| length = 34:45
| label = Saddle Creek
| producer = A.J. Mogis
| prev_title = Sine Sierra
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Blank-Wave Arcade
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r401087}}}}
Media is the second studio album by new wave revivalists The Faint and their first under that name; they had released their debut as Norman Bailer. It was released on March 24, 1998. A clear style change can be heard after this album's release, moving from a more post-hardcore influenced style to new wave.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
Track listing
- "Syntax Lies" – 3:39
- "Some Incriminating Photographs" – 3:09
- "As the Doctor Talks" – 3:16
- "Tandem: City to City" – 2:13
- "Repertoire of Uncommon Depth" – 3:42
- "Typing: 1974-2048" – 2:00
- "Lullaby for the..." – 0:54
- "Acting; On Campus Television" – 2:34
- "<===> (Getting/Giving The Lock)" – 2:49 (Shown with two arrow icons on the CD track list)
- "Amorous in Bauhaus Fashion" – 3:01
- "There's Something Not as Valid When the Scenery Is a Postcard" – 2:33
- "An Allusion Passes Through the Bar" – 6:57
- "Defy the Ailments" (hidden track) – 2:05
Personnel
- Todd Baechle – lead vocals, guitar
- Joel Petersen – guitar
- Matt Bowen – bass, backing vocals
- Clark Baechle – drums
References
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External links
- [http://www.thefaint.com The Faint official website]
- [http://www.saddle-creek.com Saddle Creek Records]
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